OW Holmes wrote:A friend of mine was given this bottle. Any hope? It is a Cotes de Castillon Bordeaux Superior, I am told.

OW, you know that some people claim that Cotes de Castillon's terroir is very much like St-Emilion's. They say that the vineyards and wineries are just not quite as dialed in with modern methods, yet. (I know the vineyards go way back, like St-Emilion.) I would love to try such a bottle, for the heck of it. Is there a way that you might join your friend in the experiment and report your impressions to the Forum?

Covert wrote:OW, you know that some people claim that Cotes de Castillon's terroir is very much like St-Emilion's.

Of course it goes without saying that there are many different terroirs in both adjacent regions. My last statement was a general one. The point and fun in experimenting is that you don't know if the particular terroir of the wine was more like a good St-Emilion terroir or a poorer one. Obviously somebody knows, but you and I don't. We're like experimenters in chemistry class.